Two evenly-matched teams took to the floor Thursday, Sept. 1, in a district matchup that required the full distance of five sets before the winner was determined. In the end it was the visiting Gallatin County Lady Wildcats who persevered, winning 3-2 over Carroll County.

Looking to defend its 8th Region All ‘A’ title, the Panthers soccer team suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss to Walton-Verona Thursday. Carroll County defeated Walton-Verona, 4-3, in last year’s championship game–the Panthers’ first win over the Bearcats since 2007–but could not make it two in a row.

Walton-Verona defeated Gallatin County, 3-0, in the championship game Saturday at Owen County High School.

Just like last season, the Carroll County Panthers football team notched their first win of the season against Switzerland County. However, this is not the same Pacers team that the Panthers steamrolled in a 58-0 win last season. The Pacers picked up their first program win last week against Gallatin County, 32-0, and were looking to continue their winning streak at Carrollton.

The Lady Panthers soccer team (2-5) suffered a 7-1 loss to Walton-Verona in the All ‘A’ Tournament Sept. 1, at Panther Field. But head coach Josh Noble came away with positives from his team’s performance.

“As a team, that was the best game we’ve ever played, [and we] played the best team we’re going to play this year,” he said.

Carroll County Cross County runners competed in the Switzerland County meet on Aug. 24.

The girls’ team took three runners and did not qualify for a team score. The Lady Panthers were lead by senior Haley Dermon who placed fifth with a time of 25.12. Sophomore Lauren Cox placed 23rd with a time of 36:26 and Stephanie Saulsberry placed 29th with a time 39:15. Anders from Switzerland County won the race with a time of 21:58.

The Lady Panthers volleyball team held on for a close win in the first set and rode Cheyenne Lawrence’s 11-point serving streak in the second to defeat Lloyd Memorial, 25-20, 25-9, to open their home season Aug. 23.

After a slow start, the Panthers’ defense stood up to the challenge Friday night against Henry County, but the offense is still struggling to get off the ground, as Carroll County lost 21-0 at home Aug. 26.

Short fields put the Panthers defense at a disadvantage. The offense turned the ball over on downs at their own 42-yard line, leading to a 4-yard touchdown run by Tyler Raisor and two-point conversion by Dylan Mayer.